Episode Summary

An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor and Leela arrive, one of the crew is found murdered... and if they didn't do it, who did?moreless

The Doctor: Wonder where we are?Leela: You don't mean you knowThe Doctor: Well not precisely, no.Leela: You mean you can't control this machine?The Doctor: Well of course I can control it. [pause] Nine times out of ten. Well. seven times out of ten. Five times… never mind. Let's see where we are.

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DVD: Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (BBCDVD 1012) released in October 2000. Released in U.S.A./Canada (Warner Home Video E1120) in August 2002.

Video: Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (BBCV 2030) released in omnibus format in April 1986. Released in U.S.A./Canada (Warner Home Video E1120) in July 1987. Re-released in episodic format (BBCV 5521) in February 1995.

This episode features the last appearance of the wood-panelled secondary control room. It was not used in the subsequent The Talons of Weng-Chiang and between seasons the panelling warped in storage due to moisture, rendering it unusable. When a control room scene was next required (in The Invisible Enemy), the original was rebuilt.

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